Developer- and Publisher-specific Articles: Grasshopper Manufacture

It is time to once again dispatch the shambling hordes. Your latest tour of zombie-gutting duty comes from Warner Bros. and Grasshopper Manufacture, Lollipop Chainsaw. As 18-year-old chainsaw-toting Juliet Starling, players will face the undead apocalypse as Starling squares off against—let me double check this…yep—zombie rock lords. Sounds about right for Grasshopper Manufacture.

Sine Mora, the shooter from Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture that has become a bit of a staff favorite since release, will be making the move from the 360 to the PS Vita “soon.” The handheld version will include a new character from Border Down and Under Defeat developer G.rev. Wilhelmine Muller, herself from the world of Border Down, will be sporting a new sub-weapon, the UD Bomb.

Sine Mora, a new shooter from Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture, is now available on Live Arcade for the 360. Dubbed a “dieselpunk shoot ‘em up,” the 1,200 MS Point exclusive features 60-plus plane combinations, time-altering devices, a score by Akira Yamaoka, and set pieces designed by Mahiro Maeda.

A new demo for No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise has launched on PSN. The upcoming PS3-exclusive revamped port of the original, set to hit store shelves August 16, will feature updated visuals and support for the PS Move. The demo offers a chance for players to check out the new look as well as try out Travis’ beam katana using the Move setup.

Grasshopper Manufacture’s Shadows of the Damned is now available for the 360 and PS3. The EA-published grindhouse-inspired horror-action title was created by Suda51 (No More Heroes) and Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil), and features music from composer Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill). As professional demon hunter Garcia Hotspur, players must master the balance between light and dark in order to save Garcia’s love, Paula, from the Lord of Demons. Garcia isn’t alone as a former demon with the power to transform into upgradeable weapons, Johnson, will help him navigate the underworld’s puzzles and destroy its denizens. Yep, sounds about like a Grasshopper Manufacture game.

Konami has announced that No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, the Move-enabled PS3 re-release of the 2008 Wii original, will be launching in North America on August 16. The company also clarified that the upcoming Red Zone Edition in Japan is not a new game but a version of the 2010 Japan-only PS3 No More Heroes updated for Move compatibility. So worry not, NMH fans, Heroes’ Paradise is the latest version.

With its release date closing in, EA has sent some new shots of Grasshopper Manufacture’s upcoming third-person shooter Shadows of the Damned. On June 21, 360 and PS3 gamers will get to take on the role of demon hunter Garcia Hotspur as he fights his way through Hell to save his love, Paula.